Why it matters: With the 10-year yield still elevated and the curve modestly positive, buyer affordability stays tight, so expect rate-driven hesitation to keep shaping buyer and listing conversations.
Mortgage-Rates · date unknownNothing new broke today, but the rate backdrop held where it was: the 10-year Treasury yield sat at 5.27 % as of 2026-10-06 after dipping 0.04, and the 10Y–2Y spread widened slightly to 0.51 % as of 2026-10-07.
No real disagreement in today's sources.
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